Effect of windshield shape of a pilot's canopy on the drag of an NACA RM-2 drag research model in flight at transonic speeds

Sidney R. Alexandernaca-rm-l8e04Jul 1948

Results of flight tests of an NACA RM-2 drag research model equipped with a pilot's canopy having a vee windshield are presented for a Mach number range from 0.75 to 1.43. Comparison is made with test results of a similar canopy having a flat windshield. The vee-windshield canopy produced lower drag-coefficient values than the flat-windshield canopy for Mach numbers from 0.85 to about 1.2. From M - 1.2 to 1.4 both canopies produced the same drag coefficient.